Cabinet ironing board



F. w. 'MAZSICK.

CABINET IRO'NING BOARD.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 5., 1921.

1,428,967, PatentedSept'. 12,1922.

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.tppltcation filed April 5,

To all whom it my camera:

Be it known that l, FRANK W. MAZSICK, a citizen of the United States, and resident of North Milwaukee, in the county of Milwaukee and State of Wisconsin, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cabinet Ironing ldoards; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof.

My invention" refers to built-in ironingboard cabinets of that type, wherein a main and an auxiliary board are folded within the cabinet when not in use.

lhe primary object of my invention is to provide a simple,economical and effective ironing-board fixture of the above referredto type, which can be readily fitted into the wall or a building, whereby the maximum of space is obtained with relation to the limitations of wallstructures.

Specific objects of nay-invention are:

To provide afrigid and-light supporting brace for the foldable ironing-boards, having associated therewith a compensating link mechanism which permits the board or hoards to be freely folded, and also performs the function of an elongated supporting shoe for" the boards when they are swung to their working positions.

To provide an anchor block for supporting the heel of the main board, which anchor block also serves as a means for connecting a single auxiliary ironing-board, it beingunderstood that the auxiliary ironingboard is equipped with a supporting brace similar to the brace associated with the main ironing-board, which brace is pivoted to the anchor board, whereby the parts associated with the auxiliary ironing-board comprise aunit that can be readily fastened to the walls of the cabinet above the main vhoard.

ing the horizontally swinging door of the is provided with a horizontall door 4 which is panelled central y, whereby 19%.. erlal Ito. 4253,852

cahinetopen to expose the parts of the folded main. ironing-board, and

Figure 3 is a horizontal section on the line3-3 of Figure l.

Referring by characters to the drawings, 1--1 represent the hoard side walls of a boxlike cabinet, 22 the top and. bottom end boards, and 3 the back-hoard of the structure..' As best shown in Figure l, the wall 3 is reduced in thickness near its lower portion and has secured thereto a sheet metal, panel 3'. This panel is substituted for the wooden hack-board, so as not to 'increase the depth of the cabinet, which depth is limited in scope. The apparently slight 'dill'erence in depth, however, is sufficient to form room or clearance space within the cabinet for storing standard irons or like household implements, it being understood, as best shown in Figure 3, that the cabinet swinging this space is also slightly increased for the purpose specified;

The cabinet, as shown, is provided with a shelf 5 for the purpose of supporting the irons when placed in the cabinet for storage,

it being understood that the shelf is associated with that part of the cabinet wherein the sheet metal panel forms the rear closure thereof, back piece 5' extends from bottom end board 2 to shelf 5, being interru ted between these parts and wall 3.

ecured to the inner face of the hackboard 3 is an anchor-board 6, which anchorboard is centrally recessed, as shown at 6 at its upper end, to form legs between which is fitted-and pivotally secured the heel and of an auxilia ironing-board 7.

A skeleton r pivotally connected to cars 9 that are secured to the anchor-board, and the upper spaced ends of this bracket or supporting brace ,8 are secured to the ends of links, the opposite ends of which links are pivotally connected to cars 11 that are secured to the under-face of the auxiliary board. When the auxiliary board is swung outward to its working position, these auxiliary links 10 serve as elongated shoes or supports in connection with the supporting brace 8 for the lower face of the hoard, which snugly engages said links. Thus the load strain at the outer end of the board is sustained, and due to the somewhat increased surface of the links, a

acket 8 has its lower ends broad hearing will result to prevent sagging. Directly under the auxiliary heard, a main ironing-board 12 is positioned, the heel end of which ironing-board is provided with pivot studs 12 which engage the side boards of the caizuinet the pivot being ofiset slightly from the outer :face of the anchor-board and upon a horizontal plane slightly lower than the bottom edge of said anchor-board, where by the heel of the main board will engage the lower face of the anchor-hoard 6 to thus serve as a support forsaid main board,

. when it is swung to its working 1 main ironing-board, this brace construction being similar in all respects to the supporting brace 8 described in connection with the auxiliary board, and obviously functions in the same manner.

As best shown in Figure 2, the spaced legs of the brace 13 are connected 0 tie straps 13', whereby rigidity of the ske eton structure is assured. 4

From the foregoing description, it will be readily understood that should the parts be in their working position, as shown in Figure 1, in order to fold them within the cabinet, the auxiliary board will first be swung back against the back-board of the cabinet and the link 10 will permit such swing by compensating for the different radial motions described, with relation to the supporting brace and swingin board. The main board is swung back into the cabinet-in the same manner, and will assume a parallel position beyond the anchor-board and auxiliary board. The irons and other appurtenances can then be placed upon the shelf 5, and the cabinet door, when closed, will thus resent a neat appearing structure which is ush with the wall of the building.

I claim: An ironing board cabinet, an ironing board pivoted to the side walls of said cabinet, a pair of links pivoted to the lower face of said board, a pair of braces pivoted to said links and to the side walls of the cabinet, each er said braces being provided with a strengthening member having its ends rigidly afiixed to said brace and bowed inwardly at its intermediate portion, said portions being rigidly connected together.

i In testimony that claim-the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand at Milwaukee, in the county of Milwaukee and State of Wisconsin.

. FRANK W; MAZSICK; 

